Abstract
We report an unusual death of an apparently healthy 56-year-old male due to massive hemorrhage caused by rupture of an artery in the wall of a solitary renal cyst, possibly after a relatively minor trauma. Fatalities due to spontaneous or posttraumatic rupture of renal cysts are extremely rare but can represent a potential danger for people with acquired cystic kidney disease. Our report describes results of the forensic investigation and discusses possible mechanisms of the rupture. Copyright © 2006 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
| Lingua originale | English |
|---|---|
| pagine (da-a) | 193-195 |
| Numero di pagine | 3 |
| Rivista | THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY |
| Volume | 27 |
| DOI | |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2006 |
Keywords
- Forensic Pathology
- Hematoma
- Hemorrhage
- Humans
- Kidney Diseases
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Rib Fractures
- Rupture
- adult
- artery rupture
- article
- autopsy
- case report
- cause of death
- fatality
- human
- kidney cyst
- kidney hemorrhage
- kidney injury
- kidney polycystic disease
- male
- sudden death, Cysts
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